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Diagnostic colonoscopy — United States: What it costs and how long people wait

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US cash-pay / self-pay

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Cost to you: varies — Confirm a written patient price or funding decision.

Reported public wait: No official figure available for this route.
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CMS self-pay estimates · Guidance reviewed: 2026-10-15

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Reported public wait: No official figure available for this route.
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Published waits are historical statistics, not an appointment forecast. Costs and waits are unknown unless a source is shown. Private comparisons below are in USD; official figures retain their source currency.

Official public tariff

US$164.41 (January 2026): Medicare doctor fee benchmark, not a complete patient bill. Hospital, anaesthesia and implant are excluded.

Source: US Medicare (CMS) · Source period: January 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=109 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: United States. Payer context: Public tariff. PFS professional fee in facility; non-QP; excludes hospital, anaesthesia and implant. Source code: 45378. The displayed figure is the median of the eligible published tariff cells.

n=109 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Methodology and exclusions

US$950.1 (October 2026): Medicare outpatient hospital payment benchmark, not a self-pay price. The separate doctor fee is excluded.

Source: US Medicare (CMS) · Source period: October 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: United States. Payer context: Public tariff. OPPS national unadjusted hospital outpatient facility payment; excludes separate professional fee. Source code: 45378.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Methodology and exclusions

Official wait

No eligible waiting time in this subset.

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United Kingdom

Official public tariff

£573 (England, 2026/27): official NHS hospital tariff, not a self-pay patient price.

Source: NHS England · Source period: 2026/27 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: United Kingdom (England). Payer context: Public tariff. Combined day case / ordinary elective spell unit price before market forces factor. Source code: FE32Z.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

NHS administrative baseline; local MFF, excess bed days and applicable adjustments excluded. HRG case mix and episode inclusions require review.

Methodology and exclusions

Published private package prices

Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital: published approximate guide price 3,635 GBP (4,822.55 USD; USD conversion: ECB/Frankfurter, 2026-10-14, 1 GBP = 1.3267 USD). Payer context: Published private package. Scope: Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital. Source period: 2026-10-14. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Episode equivalence unverified. Published guide price is an approximation of treatment only. Diagnostic/investigative tests are separate. Final price varies with consultant fees, prosthesis, drugs and pre-existing conditions; a fixed all-inclusive quotation follows consultation. Package equivalence, colonoscopy sedation and cataract follow-up are not established. Not a median or a guaranteed minimum.

Source: Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital
Scope and inclusions from the source

Bowel Examination - Colonoscopy £3,635

Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital: published approximate guide price 3,180 GBP (4,218.91 USD; USD conversion: ECB/Frankfurter, 2026-10-14, 1 GBP = 1.3267 USD). Payer context: Published private package. Scope: Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital. Source period: 2026-10-14. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Episode equivalence unverified. Published guide price is an approximation of treatment only. Diagnostic/investigative tests are separate. Final price varies with consultant fees, prosthesis, drugs and pre-existing conditions; a fixed all-inclusive quotation follows consultation. Package equivalence, colonoscopy sedation and cataract follow-up are not established. Not a median or a guaranteed minimum.

Source: Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital
Scope and inclusions from the source

Bowel Examination - Colonoscopy £3,180

Ramsay New Hall Hospital: from 2,660 GBP (3,529.02 USD; USD conversion: ECB/Frankfurter, 2026-10-14, 1 GBP = 1.3267 USD). Payer context: Published private package. Scope: Ramsay New Hall Hospital. Source period: 2026-10-14. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Episode equivalence unverified. Published minimum guide price, not a guaranteed quotation or median. Component-level inclusions/exclusions, implant type, laterality, consultant/anaesthetist fees and follow-up are not established on this price list; cataract one-eye equivalence and diagnostic-only colonoscopy are unconfirmed. Contact hospital for a quotation. Combined colonoscopy/gastroscopy and finance repayments are excluded from extraction.

Source: Ramsay New Hall Hospital
Scope and inclusions from the source

Bowel Examination (Colonoscopy) as Day Patient from £2,660.00

Official wait

England: Gastroenterology Service (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 11.04 weeks — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list

Source: NHS England (Referral to Treatment) · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: United Kingdom (England). Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Specialty-level proxy, not a procedure waiting time. Incomplete consultant-led referral-to-treatment pathways at month end; includes diagnostics and appointments. Published NHS median/p92 are estimates from aggregate data; values are copied, never calculated from bins. One specialty is intentionally referenced by multiple basket items; do not count these as independent cohorts.

Methodology and exclusions

England: Gastroenterology Service (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 36.34 weeks — 92% of patients still on the public waiting list waited this long or less

Source: NHS England (Referral to Treatment) · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: United Kingdom (England). Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: p92. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Specialty-level proxy, not a procedure waiting time. Incomplete consultant-led referral-to-treatment pathways at month end; includes diagnostics and appointments. Published NHS median/p92 are estimates from aggregate data; values are copied, never calculated from bins. One specialty is intentionally referenced by multiple basket items; do not count these as independent cohorts.

Methodology and exclusions

Scotland: Gastroenterology (A9); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; completed waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 21.5 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated

Source: Public Health Scotland · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: United Kingdom (Scotland). Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Published specialty-level stage-of-treatment wait, not a procedure-specific wait or full referral-to-treatment pathway. The same specialty statistic may appear for multiple basket procedures; do not count those as independent patient cohorts.

Methodology and exclusions

Scotland: Gastroenterology (A9); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; completed waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 84.7 days — 90% of patients who were treated waited this long or less

Source: Public Health Scotland · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: United Kingdom (Scotland). Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: p90. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Published specialty-level stage-of-treatment wait, not a procedure-specific wait or full referral-to-treatment pathway. The same specialty statistic may appear for multiple basket procedures; do not count those as independent patient cohorts.

Methodology and exclusions

Scotland: Gastroenterology (A9); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 19.5 days — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list

Source: Public Health Scotland · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: United Kingdom (Scotland). Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Published specialty-level stage-of-treatment wait, not a procedure-specific wait or full referral-to-treatment pathway. The same specialty statistic may appear for multiple basket procedures; do not count those as independent patient cohorts.

Methodology and exclusions

Scotland: Gastroenterology (A9); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 159.3 days — 90% of patients still on the public waiting list waited this long or less

Source: Public Health Scotland · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: United Kingdom (Scotland). Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: p90. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Published specialty-level stage-of-treatment wait, not a procedure-specific wait or full referral-to-treatment pathway. The same specialty statistic may appear for multiple basket procedures; do not count those as independent patient cohorts.

Methodology and exclusions

Thailand

Official public tariff

No official figure yet. How we collect official figures

Published private package prices

Bangkok Hospital Headquarter: published price 30,000 THB (893.4 USD; USD conversion: ECB/Frankfurter, 2026-10-14, 1 THB = 0.02978 USD). Payer context: Published private package. Scope: Gastro Colono Scopy Package — standalone Colonoscopy. Source period: 2026-10-14. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Episode equivalence unverified. Published standalone colonoscopy package for fly-in patients. Procedure doctor fees included; outpatient doctor fees and post-procedure medications excluded. Anesthesiologist fees, laboratory tests and procedures such as biopsy can be additional. Routine sedation and complete diagnostic-episode equivalence are not established; combined gastroscopy/colonoscopy and broad page price range are not substituted.

Source: Bangkok Hospital Headquarter
Scope and inclusions from the source

Colonoscopy 30,000

Official wait

No eligible waiting time in this subset.

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Frequently asked questions

What price has been published? (45378; 2026-01)

US$164.41 (January 2026): Medicare doctor fee benchmark, not a complete patient bill. Hospital, anaesthesia and implant are excluded. Scope: PFS professional fee in facility; non-QP; excludes hospital, anaesthesia and implant. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=109. Source: https://www.cms.gov/files/zip/pfrev26a-updated-12-29-2025.zip.

What price has been published? (45378; 2026-10)

US$950.1 (October 2026): Medicare outpatient hospital payment benchmark, not a self-pay price. The separate doctor fee is excluded. Scope: OPPS national unadjusted hospital outpatient facility payment; excludes separate professional fee. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Source: https://www.cms.gov/files/zip/October-2026-OPPS-Addendum-B.zip.

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